Reconfigurable toy vehicle

Abstract

A toy vehicle is disclosed. The toy vehicle includes a body and portions or mechanisms that are movably coupled to the body. The movable portions are repositionable with respect to the body. The toy vehicle includes an actuator that can be moved relative to the body. Movement of the actuator causes at least one of the movable portions to be repositioned or moved relative to the body. The repositioning of the movable portions results in the toy vehicle having different configurations. The actuator can be placed in one of several positions relative to the body. The movement of the actuator from a first position to a second position causes a movable portion to move from a first position to a second position. The movement of the actuator from its second position to a third position causes another movable portion to move from its first position to its second position.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A toy vehicle, comprising:
 a body including at least one detent; 
 a first mechanism coupled to the body and reconfigurable between at least a first position relative to the body and a second position relative to the body; 
 a second mechanism coupled to the body and reconfigurable between at least a first position relative to the body and a second position relative to the body; and 
 an actuator coupled to the first mechanism and the second mechanism, the actuator being movable relative to the body from a first position to a second position and to a third position where the at least one detent secures the actuator in at least the second position, the movement of the actuator from the first position to the second position causing the first mechanism to move from its first position to its second position relative to the body, and the movement of the actuator from its second position to its third position causes the second mechanism to move from its first position to its second position relative to the body, wherein the actuator extends from the body a first distance in its first position and a second distance in its second position, and the second distance is greater than the first distance. 
 
     
     
       2. The toy vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein the actuator extends from the body a third distance in its third position, and the third distance is greater than the second distance and the first distance. 
     
     
       3. The toy vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein a third mechanism is coupled to the body, the third mechanism is reconfigurable between at least a first position relative to the body and a second position relative to the body, and the third mechanism moves from its first position to its second position as the actuator moves from its first position to its second position. 
     
     
       4. The toy vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein the toy vehicle is a toy plane, the first mechanism is a landing gear portion, the first position of the landing gear portion is an extended position and the second position of the landing gear portion is a retracted position. 
     
     
       5. The toy vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein the second mechanism is a cargo bay with cover portions, the first position of the cargo bay includes the cover portions being closed, and the second position of the cargo bay includes the cover portions being opened. 
     
     
       6. The toy vehicle of  claim 3 , wherein the third mechanism is a toy weapon, the first position of the toy weapon is a retracted position, and the second position of the toy weapon is an extended position. 
     
     
       7. The toy vehicle of  claim 3 , wherein at least one of the first mechanism and third mechanism moves from its second position to its first position when the actuator reaches its third position. 
     
     
       8. The toy vehicle of  claim 3 , wherein the third mechanism deploys at least one projectile when the actuator reaches its third position. 
     
     
       9. The toy vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein the actuator is slidably mounted to the body, and the actuator is moved in a linear direction from its first position to its second position and to its third position. 
     
     
       10. A toy vehicle, comprising:
 a body having
 at least one positioning mechanism, 
 a first mechanism coupled to the body at a first location, and 
 a second mechanism coupled to the body at a second location, the second mechanism being different than the first mechanism, each of the first mechanism and the second mechanism reconfigurable between at least a first position relative to the body and in a second position relative to the body; and 
 
 an actuator engageable with the first mechanism and the second mechanism, the actuator being movable relative to the body from a first position to a second position and to a third position where the at least one positioning mechanism secures the actuator in each of the first position, the second position, and the third position, the actuator engaging the first mechanism when the actuator reaches its second position causing the first mechanism to move from its first position to its second position relative to the body, and the actuator engaging the second mechanism when the actuator reaches its third position causing the second mechanism to move from its first position to its second position relative to the body, wherein the actuator extends from the body a first distance in its first position, a second distance in its second position, and a third distance in its third position, and the second distance is greater than the first distance and the third distance is greater than the second distance and the first distance. 
 
     
     
       11. The toy vehicle of  claim 10 , wherein the actuator is slidably mounted to the body, and the actuator is moved in a linear direction from its first position to its second position and to its third position. 
     
     
       12. The toy vehicle of  claim 10 , wherein the toy vehicle is a toy helicopter, the first mechanism is a propeller portion, the first position of the propeller portion is a stationary position and the second position of the propeller portion is a spinning position. 
     
     
       13. The toy vehicle of  claim 10 , wherein the second mechanism is a plurality of cargo bay doors with a plurality of launchable boats, the first position of the plurality of cargo bay doors is a closed position with the plurality of launchable boats located within the body of the toy vehicle, and the second position of the plurality of cargo bay doors is an open position with the plurality of launchable boats ejected from the cargo bay doors. 
     
     
       14. The toy vehicle of  claim 10 , wherein the body has a third mechanism coupled to the body, the third mechanism is placeable in a first position relative to the body and in a second position relative to the body, and the actuator engaging the third mechanism when the actuator reaches its third position causing the third mechanism to move from its first position to its second position. 
     
     
       15. A toy vehicle, comprising:
 a body having at least one detent, a first repositionable portion, and a second repositionable portion; and 
 an actuator movably coupled to the body, the actuator being disposable in a first actuating position and in a second actuating position relative to the body, where the at least one detent secures the actuator in the first actuating position and the second actuating position, the movement of the actuator from an initial position to the first actuating position causes the first repositionable portion to change its position relative to the body when the actuator reaches the first actuating position, and the movement of the actuator from the first actuating position to the second actuating position causes the second repositionable portion to change its position relative to the body when the actuator reaches the second actuating position, wherein the actuator extends from the body a first distance in its initial position, a second distance in its first actuating position, and a third distance in its second actuating position, and the second distance is greater than the first distance and the third distance is greater than the second distance and the first distance. 
 
     
     
       16. The toy vehicle of  claim 15 , wherein the actuator is slidably mounted to the body, and the actuator is moved in a linear direction from its initial position to its first actuating position and to its second actuating position. 
     
     
       17. The toy vehicle of  claim 15 , wherein the body has a third repositionable portion, the third repositionable portion changes its position relative to the body of the toy vehicle when the actuator reaches its second actuating position.